Axe

Description

Stone axe head, possibly porcellanite, with a thin tapering butt and convex sides, from Shulishader, Stornoway, Lewis, 3495 - 2910 BC

Museum reference

X.AF 1097.1

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Axe

Date

Early Neolithic

Materials

Porcellanite

Physical description

Stone, possibly porcellanite; thin tapering butt; convex sides; one edge bevelled; gently rounded asymmetrical cutting edge

Collection place(s)

Shulishader, Stornoway, Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Collector: Mr and Mrs MacMillan

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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